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Judy obtained a bachelors degree in Scriptwriting and Producing from the University of Wyoming. She learned film production at New York University and editing at University of California- Los Angeles. She recently received a Masters in Screenwriting (with a double major in Short Fiction) from University of Southern California. She has subsequently produced short films and one act plays, and several of her scripts have made it to semi-finalist rounds of screenwriting competitions. FREE to a Good Home is Judy's first feature film and marks her directorial debut.
After arriving in Los Angeles in 1997, Judy rescued her first stray dog and from that point on she learned the pitfalls of the LA Animal Rescue and Shelter system. Judy contemplated how to bring this problem to the public. She was inspired by filmmakers; Henry Jaglom, Francis Ford Coppola, and author Paul Zindel.
After nearly three years of hard work and personal funding of this project, Judy lost almost everything to a fire that consumed her home while she was on shooting on location. While the footage survived, four of her five pets did not. Judy used this tragedy to fuel the project through. Tackling the painstaking labors of editing, post production, marketing and all that goes with completing a feature film, Judy has shown her commitment to saving the animals who perish on the streets everyday for lack of a home through her presentation of passion, FREE to a Good Home.
Reviews
First, Last and Deposit (2000)
First, Last and Deposit for guerrilla Indie Filmmakers a MUST SEE!
First, Last and Deposit was recommended by a fellow indie filmmaker, who recommended it on the fact that it is the essence of guerrilla indie film-making at its best. It allows for natural sound, not studio sound and supports a good plot line and strong story. There was really only one place where I would have preferred the sound cleaned up. Overall it was fresh as a strong film made on a shoe string budget. It is simple in its core. It has clean images, not pretending to be hot cinema photography NOT wanting to be something it's not. It lends itself to the indie film it is making. Highly recommended for guerrilla filmmakers who want to strive for something, of true INDIE indie spirit. Good acting. Just overall a must see for the true indie filmmaker. But this proves that not just anyone can take a camera and make a good film, stand it next to some of the other shoe string budget guerrilla indies out there, this is a stand out!